Answer:
EQUATION: X - 12 = 7X. SOLUTION: X = - 2.
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we do not know the number. When the number is unknown, it is a variable. I chose the variable, "X."
12 less than signals that we subtract 12. So that would be X - 12.
A product of 7 AND that number means we multiply 7 by X. That can be notated as 7X.
12 less than X is EQUAL to the product of 7 and X. So X - 12 = 7X.
To find the solution, we want to know the value of X. Move X to one side of the equation.
X - 12 = 7X
-X -X
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-12 = 6X
Divide both sides by 6 to get X by itself.
X = - 2.
